Sale silences Red Sox

BOSTON — Chris Sale mowed down baseball’s most lethal lineup and in return became the majors’ first 12-game winner as the Chicago White Sox quieted the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Sale (12-2) struck out nine, tying a season high, and allowed one run on four hits and a walk over seven innings as Chicago (35-36) won its fifth game in six tries in Boston. Todd Frazier hit his 20th home run of the season, Tim Anderson slugged his first career homer and Melky Cabrera drove in a run for the White Sox. Mookie Betts drove in the lone run for Boston (39-31), which has dropped six of nine. Clay Buchholz’s return to the Red Sox’s rotation was listless as he served up a pair of homers and gave up three runs total on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings. Buchholz (3-7) lost his starting job May 26 after giving up six runs in an 8-2 loss against Colorado and had made five relief appearances since. Dodgers 3, Nationals 2: Yasmani Grandal hit a towering three-run homer in the eighth inning as Los Angeles came from behind to defeat Washington. Tanner Roark (6-5), who had been masterful all night behind a 2-0 lead, put the first two batters on in the eighth inning and Grandal drove a 2-1 fastball over the center field fence. It was the catcher’s sixth home run of the season. One day after becoming the Dodgers’ all-time saves leader, Kenley Jansen earned his 21st of the season with a perfect inning of relief. Louis Coleman (1-1) recorded the winner with one scoreless inning. Giants 15, Pirates 4: Angel Pagan hit a grand slam and Johnny Cueto picked up his 11th win as San Francisco walloped Pittsburgh. Conor Gillaspie added a two-run homer and finished with four hits and four RBIs for the Giants, who had 22 hits. They have won nine of their past 10 games. Cueto (11-1) allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts and one walk over 6 2/3 innings. He left in the seventh after the Pirates broke up his shutout when Jacob Stallings got his first major-league hit, a double to the left-field wall, and RBI. Pittsburgh has lost six of its past seven games and 11 of its last 13. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3: St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright was hit for three early runs then shut down Chicago for his first win in more than three weeks. The victory was the second straight for the Cardinals (37-33) over the Cubs in a series that wraps up Wednesday. Chicago (47-22) saw its still formidable National League Central lead over St. Louis slip to 10 1/2 games. Wainwright (6-4) was hit for single runs in the first, third and fourth innings but held the Cubs scoreless through the balance of his 6 2/3 inning outing. Chicago starter Jason Hammel (7-3) suffered his second loss of June after giving up four runs on six hits, walking one and striking out three. Reds 8, Rangers 2: Jay Bruce and Zack Cozart provided the muscle, backing Anthony DeSclafani’s arm in Cincinnati’s victory over streaking Texas. Bruce and Cozart each went deep, combining to drive in seven runs in the opener of a two-game interleague series. That was plenty of support for DeSclafani, who picked up his first win of the season. The Rangers (46-26) not only lost for the first time in eight games, but Colby Lewis suffered his first setback in seven decisions. Texas also had its string of series victories snapped at 10 in a row. Braves 4, Marlins 2 (10 innings): Jace Peterson tied the score with a two-run homer in the eighth and knocked in the winning run with a single in the 10th as Atlanta continued its mastery of Miami. The Braves (24-46), who have the worst record in the National League, have taken six of seven games from the Marlins (37-34) this season. Atlanta, which is riding a season-high six-game winning streak, is 29-12 at Marlins Park since it opened in 2012. Results: Astros 3, Angels 2; Indians 6, Rays 0; Mets 2, Royals 1; Tigers 4, Mariners 2; Padres 10, Orioles 7; Rockies 8, Yankees 4; Diamondbacks 4, Blue Jays 2; Twins 14, Phillies 10; Athletics 5, Brewers 3.